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March 5, 2025, 12:55 AM

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Hugh Son / CNBC:
The US CFPB drops its lawsuit against Zelle operator EWS, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, after suing them in December over fraud allegations  —  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday dismissed its lawsuit against the operator of the Zelle payments network …
David Pierce / The Verge:
Apple updates the $599+ 11-inch and $799+ 13-inch iPad Air with M3, in four colors, and debuts a $269+ Magic Keyboard with function keys and a larger trackpad  —  Only a year after the last Air, Apple is updating the middle of its tablet lineup once again. … The iPad Air is a tricky tablet.
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Financial Times:
Sources: Apple filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK's demand for a backdoor to access users' encrypted data, even of non-UK users  —  iPhone maker has filed a complaint to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over demand to access encrypted data
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google unveils AI-based Scam Detection in Google Messages in English, Android features like live location sharing in the Find My app, and new Pixel features  —  There are new features for Android and Pixel phones, including live location sharing in the Find My app.
Financial Times:
Taiwan's government says it will assist with TSMC's $100B investment in the US, but also do “gatekeeping” to keep the most advanced tech in Taiwan  —  Trump-Zelenskyy clash crystallises fears about whether a more volatile White House will back Taipei
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Sebastian Sinclair / Decrypt:
Yuga Labs, creator of BAYC NFTs, says the US SEC closed its investigation into the company without taking enforcement action, adding “NFTs are not securities”  —  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club …
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: US Commerce Dept. plans changes to Biden's $42.5B broadband grant program, to let states award more funds to satellite-internet providers like Starlink  —  Agency plans changes that will make Elon Musk's satellite-internet service eligible for more rural broadband funding
Kamila Wojciechowska / Android Authority:
Source: Google plans to launch its rumored “Pixie” AI assistant on the Pixel 10 as “Pixel Sense”, using data from Google apps to provide contextual suggestions  —  Google might finally be realizing its vision of truly smart contextual assistant.  —  •  —  •
Mackenzie Hawkins / Bloomberg:
While addressing Congress, President Trump calls to “get rid” of the $52B CHIPS Act and use the leftover amount to “reduce debt or any other reason”  —  President Donald Trump called for an end to a landmark $52 billion semiconductor subsidy program that's spurred …
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI unveils NextGenAI, a consortium of research institutions including Harvard, MIT, and Oxford, and commits $50M in compute, API access, and research grants  —  OpenAI on Monday announced a consortium, NextGenAI, focused on supporting AI-assisted research at top universities.

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